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Trying To Get Our Coupe Back On The Road
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10/03/2017 16:44
10/03/2017 16:44
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SFTaylor223
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Hi Guys, Thanks for allowing me to join the group, which has already provided me with some excellent information. I am currently in the process of getting our 20v Turbo Coupe back on the road, having spent the past five years in our garage on a SORN. We bought this car brand new in 1998 for my Wife to use, but she also had a company car and the Coupe was a runabout really and has only done 42,700 miles. I regularly check all the fluids and turn the engine every couple of months, so the work I am doing is based on advisories from the last MOT. These are all related to braking issues, with the front hoses having slight fraying on them....so I'll just replace these. Then the rear brakes efficiency was very poor and only just passed last time, but with the help of the forum, I believe this is down to the compensator valve being seized and plan on hving a good look at this, when it stops raining. Just wanted to thank the forum contributors for all their hard work and giving others the benefit of their experience. Cheers.
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Re: Trying To Get Our Coupe Back On The Road
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13/03/2017 11:22
13/03/2017 11:22
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SFTaylor223
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Re: Trying To Get Our Coupe Back On The Road
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15/03/2017 11:59
15/03/2017 11:59
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SFTaylor223
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Well I finally managed to get underneath the Coupe yesterday, only to confirm that the Compensator Valve is not ony seized. But it is totally shot, with a loose washer where the piston arm presses against it. No matter what I tried, WD40....blowtorch....brute force, etc., I couldn't free the arm so it's definitely knackered and I wanted to ask, if it's easily replaced or a job best left to the pro's? I'm not to optimistic about doing it myself, as I can only foresee problems trying to undo and then tighten up the brakeline connections. Due to working blind and upside down. Whilst underneath, I discovered that the linkages on both rear calipers were seized and rusty. So I need to decide whether to spend ages trying to refurbish them, or just bite the bullet and replace them? There was some good news however, in that the discs are okay and the pads. But on a negative note, I found that the offside Bump Stop (Rubber Cone) was floating loose in the spring and not fixed to the top cup, like it was on the nearside. Is this an easy fix? Thanks for any help.
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Re: Trying To Get Our Coupe Back On The Road
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15/03/2017 13:10
15/03/2017 13:10
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X19_pilot
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Hi Steve, I am not mechanically minded enough to assist you on the caliper issue, but I replaced the rubber bump stops on mine last year. I needed to replace a snapped spring which were no longer available through Fiat, so I got a set of lowered ones from Joe. Whilst the suspension was in bits, I decided to replace the broken rubber stops at the same time. They are eye wateringly expensive for what they are, even the main dealer was surprised. I think they were around £90 for the pair! Hopefully one of the specialists might have some for sensible money.
ETA: Just seen a set on eBay for £20-40
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Re: Trying To Get Our Coupe Back On The Road
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16/03/2017 08:15
16/03/2017 08:15
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SFTaylor223
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Thanks to everyone for their help on this. You have given me the confidence to have another go at refurbishing these rusty & seized items myself, rather than take the easier but far more expensive option of taking it to the pros to resolve.
I think patience is going to be key here and to be honest, I have plenty of time to complete the work anyway and so there's no need to put a timescale on it. However, once completed I will update the post and let you know how I get on. Cheers.
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Re: Trying To Get Our Coupe Back On The Road
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26/02/2018 19:26
26/02/2018 19:26
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SFTaylor223
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Finally got around to getting the work done on my wife's 20Vt, in order to get it through the MOT. I have a mechanic coming tomorrow to give some help as I am currently just getting over emergency hand surgery in January and won't have full feeling back due to medial nerve being severed for 6 - 12 months.
Last edited by Theresa; 27/02/2018 00:39. Reason: Sellers permissions required, so text deleted.
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Re: Trying To Get Our Coupe Back On The Road
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22/03/2018 17:55
22/03/2018 17:55
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SFTaylor223
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Hi Guys, Just an update on how things are going on the quest to get our Coupe back on the road. Which has taken a bit longer than I had planned due to my having a couple of medical issues, bad weather and my mechanic injuring himself playing rugby.
Anyway, everything now sorted and goes into MOT next Wednesday after a quick blast to clear the cobwebs away. Jobs I had done include:-
1. A complete strip and refurbish of rear brakes, which had just become stuck on caliper guides through lack of use and all parts found okay. Including the rear compensator, which he freed and reset. The hoses and pads were okay as well with hardly any wear. 2. Rear springs removed and refurbished. 3. New bump stops fitted. 4. New offside front ball joint fitted. 5. Brake fluid renewed and system bled. 6. All suspension rubbers cleaned and lubricated. 7. All brake discs refurbished.
Hopefully everything should be up to standard now, as I have even taken care of the advisories from last MOT. But I do have a slight doubt regarding front offside tyre, which has an amount of cracking on outside area of tread, which some testers may fail. But I can always replace this if it gets flagged up.
I'll let you know how it gets on next week. But in the meantime, I wondered if anyone might be able to offer an explanation as to why my oil pressure light is glowing slightly, when I switch the engine off? The oil pressure is still superb when the engine is running and revved, and I have checked the wiring etc., but can't come up with a solution. Thanks for any advice.
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Re: Trying To Get Our Coupe Back On The Road
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22/03/2018 20:29
22/03/2018 20:29
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I wondered if anyone might be able to offer an explanation as to why my oil pressure light is glowing slightly, when I switch the engine off? You can do a search for this (using the "Search" link just to the right of "Active Topics") and find this thread for example. It's normally something to with the alternator/battery (one or other failing, or bad connection)
1996 Portofino 20vt & 2000 Pearl White Plus 1985½ & 2016 2017 Fiat 124 Spider + XF Sportbrake
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Re: Trying To Get Our Coupe Back On The Road
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22/03/2018 21:26
22/03/2018 21:26
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Good to see you making progress - very nice looking original car. Fingers crossed for the new MOT.
Fiat Coupe 20VT Alfa Romeo Spider BMW X3
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Re: Trying To Get Our Coupe Back On The Road
[Re: G_Man]
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23/03/2018 12:59
23/03/2018 12:59
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SFTaylor223
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Cheers.
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Re: Trying To Get Our Coupe Back On The Road
[Re: DaveG]
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23/03/2018 12:59
23/03/2018 12:59
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SFTaylor223
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Cheers.
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Re: Trying To Get Our Coupe Back On The Road
[Re: Brilly1uk]
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23/03/2018 13:00
23/03/2018 13:00
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SFTaylor223
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SFTaylor223
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Cheers.
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Re: Trying To Get Our Coupe Back On The Road
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24/03/2018 12:02
24/03/2018 12:02
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SFTaylor223
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SFTaylor223
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Thanks to everyone for their help about the oil pressure light. I will leave it until after the MOT and then see what it's like when I've had the car out for a decent run and allowed the battery to fully charge, etc.
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Re: Trying To Get Our Coupe Back On The Road
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30/03/2018 11:57
30/03/2018 11:57
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SFTaylor223
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SFTaylor223
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Just advertised our Coupe for sale on eBay. Here's the link:-
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Low-Mileage-Fiat-Coupe-20v-Turbo-One-Lady-Owner-From-New/152965149266?hash=item239d6ef252:g:jpkAAOSw7wxavhAt
I will put it on here in the Coupe's For Sale section, as soon as I have a bit of time.
Steve
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